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http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/week-in-pictures-89/#commentsFri, 06 Feb 2015 23:50:58 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=676075A curated selection of the best shots from the week that was

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http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/year-in-pictures-celebrations-and-commemorations/#commentsThu, 25 Dec 2014 16:19:43 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=656285From colourful festivals to victory cheers, these were the celebrations that stood out to us this year

Every week, our photo editors curate the Week in Pictures series, a collection of some of the most beautiful, moving, vivid, adorable and heartbreaking photos from the last seven days. As part of our Best of 2014 web series, we’ve assembled galleries of some of the best of those snaps. Here’s 2014′s most remarkable photos from festivals, ceremonies, gatherings around the world:

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http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/year-in-pictures-weather/#commentsWed, 24 Dec 2014 13:42:21 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=655919The best snaps of the amazing wrath and beauty of nature, from our Week in Pictures series

Every week, our photo editors curate the Week in Pictures series, a collection of some of the most beautiful, moving, vivid, adorable and heartbreaking photos from the last seven days. As part of our Best of 2014 web series, we’ve assembled galleries of some of the best of those snaps. Here’s the most remarkable photos from the storms that rocked us, the disasters we endured, and the natural wonders that stunned us:

Every week, our photo editors curate the Week in Pictures series, a collection of some of the most stunning, moving, vivid, adorable and heartbreaking photos from the last seven days. As part of our Best of 2014 web series, we’ve assembled galleries of some of the best of those snaps. Here’s the most remarkable photos of animals, in all their wild—sometimes profoundly cute—glory:

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http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/year-in-pictures-sports-and-competition/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 13:59:05 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=655887The best snaps of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, from our Week in Pictures series

Every week, our photo editors curate the Week in Pictures series, a collection of some of the most stunning, moving, vivid, adorable and heartbreaking photos in any given week. As part of our Best of 2014 web series, we’ve assembled galleries of some of the best of those snaps. Here’s the most remarkable photos from a great year in sports, which featured both the World Cup and the Winter Olympics:

Every week, our photo editors curate the Week in Pictures series, a collection of some of the most stunning, moving, vivid, adorable and heartbreaking photos from the last seven days. As part of our Best of 2014 web series, we’ve assembled galleries of some of the best snaps we’ve found. Here’s the most remarkable photos from a year of global upheaval:

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http://www.macleans.ca/authors/andrew-tolson/year-in-pictures-3/#commentsFri, 05 Dec 2014 21:16:30 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=649017Photo director Andrew Tolson presents the most compelling images of the year

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http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/defining-moments/#commentsThu, 04 Dec 2014 11:45:27 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=644299Sometimes circumstances call for decisive action. From our Year in Pictures issue, a photo celebration of those who rose to the challenge.

A woman confronts Turkish riot police as they spray tear gas on demonstrators in front of the French consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The protesters are demanding justice for three female Kurdish rebels killed a year ago in Paris. (Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

Children wait their turn to audition for New York’s School of American Ballet. The school is holding auditions for more than 600 beginner ballet students to fill the 120 spots available to study on campus. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

An Israeli gestures at a Palestinian during a protest by Palestinian women against Jewish visitors to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary, and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s old city (Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters)

Writer-actress Sarah Silverman hams it up in the press room at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles (David Livingston/Getty Images)

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets Second Class Aurimas Juodka (left) and Sheila Bertrand get in the face of “swab” Kevin Lennox on R-Day, the reporting-in day that marks the beginning of the seven-week “swab summer” for the class of 2018 in New London, Conn. About 250 prospective cadets start the program designed to indoctrinate them into the military life of the academy. (Sean D. Elliot/AP)

Protestors in Manila, Philippines, barricade themselves against water-cannon spray during President Benigno Aquino’s annual state-of-the-nation address. Thousands staged a rally to protest Aquino’s alleged corruption involving a $3.34-billion fund to boost public spending. Some of the funds went to favoured allies in the lower House of Representatives, reports say. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)

A competitor takes part in the Tough Mudder London South in Winchester, England. The world-famous Tough Mudder is a military-style endurance event over 16- to 19-km obstacle course designed to test all-around strength, stamina, teamwork and mental grit. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti wins the men’s 1,500-m final at the Athletics World Indoor Championships at Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland (Adam Warzawa/EPA)

Lupita Nyong’o, Best Supporting Actress winner for her role in 12 Years a Slave, reacts on stage at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

]]>http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/photo/defining-moments/feed/0Sneak peek: The Year in Pictureshttp://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/video/sneak-peek-the-year-in-pictures/
http://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/video/sneak-peek-the-year-in-pictures/#commentsWed, 03 Dec 2014 21:23:50 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=647309A preview of the issue we've devoted to the best photos of 2014

]]>http://www.macleans.ca/authors/andrew-tolson/week-in-pictures-81/feed/0Changing of the guard: Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, three days before tragedyhttp://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/changing-of-the-guard-cpl-nathan-cirillo-three-days-before-tragedy/
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/changing-of-the-guard-cpl-nathan-cirillo-three-days-before-tragedy/#commentsTue, 28 Oct 2014 20:21:18 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=631335Photographer Guillaume Haché talks about a set of photos he happened to take of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo—just days before the soldier's death

Oct. 19 wasn’t a particularly different kind of day for Guillaume Haché. The 30-year-old professional photographer based out of Gatineau, Que., was preparing to shoot a weekend wedding at the University of Ottawa by spending that Sunday afternoon snapping practice photos in the surrounding area, including at the National War Memorial. When he was there, he noticed the changing of the guard. He had never seen that before, so he took a series of photos over the course of three quick minutes, then went on with his day. “I don’t even think we [he and the guards] made eye contact,” said Haché.

Three days later, the War Memorial would be the site of tragedy, when one of the guards, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, was struck down in the line of duty. Haché was watching the reports on TV and recognized the guard trying to save a fallen man’s life as one of the two guards he photographed on Sunday. “So I was waiting for the name to come out and, when they got it, I went to my computer and zoomed in on the name tag.” It was, indeed, the man reported to have died: Cpl. Cirillo.

“I don’t know how to feel about it,” said Haché. “I don’t get emotional, but I just—I didn’t want to sell the pictures or even show them to anybody, because I didn’t know what people do in those situations. I have a strange feeling about those photos. It got a lot of attention, but I don’t want to take advantage of that.” He decided to post two on Facebook with a nice note, to share with just his friends, but, before long, the Internet took them viral.

Here, Haché shares with Maclean’s readers the rest of the set of photos where he happened to capture Cpl. Cirillo’s changing of the guard—now imbued with sad new meaning.

The World Press Photo contest is certainly prestigious: after all, this year—its 57th year—more than 5,000 photographers from 132 different countries submitted more than 90,000 photographs in the hopes of winning. And there are only 27 prizes—first, second and third in nine categories. Here are some of the finest photos from that crop, which will now be touring the world as part of an exhibit.

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http://www.macleans.ca/authors/andrew-tolson/week-in-pictures-75/#commentsFri, 29 Aug 2014 20:52:33 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=600381Some of the best photos from the week that was

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http://www.macleans.ca/authors/andrew-tolson/week-in-pictures-73/#commentsFri, 22 Aug 2014 19:23:30 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=597291Our photo editor picks the best shots of the week that was, from Big Ben to the Middle East

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http://www.macleans.ca/news/weekinphotos/week-in-pictures-65/#commentsFri, 25 Jul 2014 15:52:22 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=586615Some of the top images from the week, as chosen by the Maclean's photo editor

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http://www.macleans.ca/authors/andrew-tolson/week-in-pictures-69/#commentsFri, 18 Jul 2014 20:51:54 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=583727Some of the best photo of the week, as chosen by the Maclean's photo editor

In June of last year, unprecedented flooding hit southern Alberta, unleashing more than just a torrent of muddy water. It also revealed the boundless capacity of Canadians to deal with whatever nature throws their way. Now, one year later, Maclean’s takes a look at the remarkable recovery, revisiting the site of photos taken during the Alberta flood of 2013 to witness the progress made.

Drag the button in the centre of each image to see more of the two scenes.

Calgary’s Stampede Park was submerged by flood waters, but an intense clean-up effort allowed it to reopen in time for the Stampede, just a few weeks later. Today there’s little evidence of the disaster that threatened the annual event. (Left: Gavin Young/Calgary Herald. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

Calgary’s 3rd Ave SW, seen the day after the deluge and a year later, back to business. (Left: Gavin John/QMI, right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

Flood waters of the Elbow River tore into a home on the west side of the town of Bragg Creek, Alberta. (Left: Mike Drew/Calgary Sun/QMI. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

A man skateboards through a flooded downtown street in Calgary—less of a challenge, one year on. (Left: Melissa Renwick/Reuters. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin.)

Homes in Canmore, about 100 km west of Calgary, suffered damage after flood waters in Cougar Creek nearly washed them away. Today, the banks of the Bow River in Canmore are buttressed by 3,700 articulated concrete mattresses, made on site, to prevent future erosion. (Left: John Gibson/Getty Images. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

Two High River women and a dog were saved by a canoe-paddling neighbour, during the flood that many called ‘unprecedented’. That same spot in High River is now dry, though residents are finding the government’s disaster-response program insufficient. (Left: Mike Sturk/Reuters. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

Dump trucks, front-end loaders and boats were used to transport evacuees after flood waters hit High River. Few signs remain of the deluge today. (Left: Lyle Aspinall/Calgary Sun/QMI. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

The Bow River overflowed its banks into Calgary last June, with flood waters forcing the evacuation of the city’s entire downtown core. Downtown Calgary is back to business a year later, though it took two weeks after the flooding for residents and power to return to the area. (Left: Andy Clark/Reuters. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

A person rides his bikes as another picks his bike up in the streets of Calgary soon after the flooding. (Left: Jonathan Hayward/CP. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

An unidentified worker with the ATCO utilities company carries Marcus Jens, age 10, who had become trapped in a flooded house with his younger brother. (Photographs by Chris Bolin)

Three days after the flood in High River, the water still remained in areas of town. One year on, the same intersection has dried out. (Left: MCpl Bern LeBlanc/Department of National Defence/QMI. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

The floodwaters have since receded on the Siksika Reserve, which was nearly swallowed by the Bow River last year. (Photographs by Chris Bolin)

A stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway near Canmore was destroyed due to the flood. One year later, the highway has been repaired. (Left: Craig Douce/Rocky Mountain Outlook/CP. Right: Photograph by Chris Bolin)

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http://www.macleans.ca/authors/andrew-tolson/week-in-pictures-60/#commentsFri, 16 May 2014 17:33:40 +0000Andrew Tolsonhttp://www.macleans.ca/?p=555693The best photos from the week, chosen by the Maclean's photo editor